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CDS Polity & Governance Current Affairs 2026 — Page 2

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• 1 September 2026 A Notice, Not a Verdict: How the NHRC's Suo Motu Power Works

  The NHRC took suo motu cognizance of a Greater Noida assault case on 1 September 2026 and launched a Human Rights Quiz ahead of its 33rd Foundation Day. An explainer on the Protection of Hum…

• 31 August 2026 A 25-Year Dispute Settled in a Room: Bihar, Jharkhand and the Sone

  Bihar and Jharkhand signed an MoU on Sone river water sharing on 31 August 2026 in the presence of the Union Home Minister. A CDS/OTA explainer on Article 262, the Inter-State River Water Di…

• 30 August 2026 One Nation, One Time: India Makes IST Legally Binding

  The Legal Metrology (Indian Standard Time) Rules, 2026 were notified on 27 August 2026, making IST the common time reference nationwide after 180 days. A CDS/OTA explainer on IST, 82°30'E, a…

• 28 August 2026 Nilekani's Task Force Asks the Candidates: Public Exam Reform Opens for Suggestions

  A High-Powered Task Force chaired by Nandan Nilekani invited public suggestions on reforming public examinations on 28 August 2026, with submissions open till 13 September. A CDS/OTA explain…

• 27 August 2026 40.58 Crore Land Parcels Have a Number: Bhu-Aadhaar and the Dead Capital Problem

  An African Union and UNDP delegation studied India's land-records digital public infrastructure on 27 August 2026. A CDS/OTA explainer on DILRMP, the 14-digit ULPIN or Bhu-Aadhaar, NGDRS, NA…

• 21 August 2026 Direct Benefit Transfer Rewires the SC and OBC Scholarship Pipeline

  A CDS/OTA explainer on the 21 August 2026 Social Justice Ministry releases: ₹30.81 crore of pre-matric and post-matric scholarships, the Aadhaar-DBT plumbing, Article 46, Article 338 and the…

• 20 August 2026 A High Court Bench for Ladakh: Article 214 and the Distance to Justice

  The Union Cabinet on 20 August 2026 approved a bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir sitting in Ladakh. A CDS/OTA explainer on Articles 214 to 231, common high courts for union territ…

• 18 August 2026 Two Crore Biometric Updates: UIDAI Takes Aadhaar Enrolment Into the Schools

  On 18 August 2026 UIDAI announced over 2 crore Mandatory Biometric Updates for school children across 1.56 lakh schools. A CDS/OTA explainer on why MBU exists at ages 5 and 15, the UDISE+ in…

• 15 August 2026 Strengthening ITDAs and ITDPs: Fixing the Last Mile of Tribal Development

  On 15 August 2026 the Ministry of Tribal Affairs released a National Framework and Operational Guidelines for strengthening ITDAs and ITDPs. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Fifth and Sixth Schedu…

• 15 August 2026 Sapt Dhara and Viksit Bharat 2047: The 80th Independence Day Address

  The PM's 80th Independence Day address on 15 August 2026 set out the Sapt Dhara — seven streams of strength — with announcements on AI skilling of 1 crore youth, a 100-crore social security …

• 13 August 2026 Monsoon Session 2026 Adjourns Sine Die — 12 Bills, 19 Sittings

  The Monsoon Session 2026 adjourned sine die on 13 August after 19 sittings, passing 12 Bills including Kerala's renaming to Keralam. A CDS/OTA explainer on adjournment vs prorogation vs diss…

• 12 August 2026 The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 and the National Tribunals Commission

  Parliament passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 creating a judiciary-led National Tribunals Commission. A CDS/OTA explainer on Articles 323A and 323B, the L. Chandra Kumar judgment, the 1…

• 11 August 2026 e-FIR and Zero FIR under Section 173 BNSS

  On 11 August 2026 the MHA explained Section 173 BNSS on e-FIR in Parliament. A CDS/OTA explainer on the three new criminal laws, zero FIR, the three-day signature rule, preliminary enquiry a…

• 9 August 2026 Aviation Safety: How India Investigates an Air Incident

  On 9 August 2026 the Civil Aviation Ministry reported two aviation occurrences. A CDS/OTA explainer on the AAIB, DGCA, incident vs accident, black boxes, turbulence and India's aviation safe…

• 5 August 2026 The Forest Rights Act & Community Forest Rights

  On 5 August 2026 Parliament was given the latest Forest Rights Act claim figures. A CDS/OTA explainer on the FRA 2006, the 13 December 2005 cut-off, Gram Sabha powers, individual vs communit…

• 5 August 2026 Seven Years Since the Abrogation of Article 370

  On 5 August 2026 India marked seven years since Articles 370 and 35A were abrogated. A CDS/OTA explainer on Article 370's origins, the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019, the Supreme Court's 2023 v…

• 4 August 2026 SVAMITVA & Rural Property Rights

  On 4 August 2026 Parliament was told drone surveys under SVAMITVA are complete in 3.30 lakh villages, with 3.24 crore property cards prepared. A CDS/OTA explainer on abadi land, Record of Ri…

• 4 August 2026 Extradition, INTERPOL Notices & BHARATPOL

  On 4 August 2026 the MHA reported 274 fugitives brought back from 36 countries since 2019. A CDS/OTA explainer on the Extradition Act 1962, INTERPOL notices, BHARATPOL, MLATs and the Fugitiv…

• 30 July 2026 PM-JANMAN & Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

  On 30 July 2026 the government detailed progress under PM-JANMAN for PVTGs. A CDS/OTA explainer on Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, PM-JANMAN, Scheduled Tribes, the Forest Rights Act a…

• 27 July 2026 Panchayati Raj & the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Push

  On 27 July 2026 the government launched the Atmanirbhar Panchayat Programme and Model OSR Rules. A CDS/OTA explainer on Panchayati Raj — the 73rd Amendment, the three-tier system, the Gram S…